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Chen Hero returned to the locker room with a dark face, thinking: Damn it, this thing is indeed difficult! I always unconsciously think about using headers...
Dalglish was worried that Chen Hero would get depressed after encountering difficulties—because Chen Hero's path had been too easy before. Even if he encountered any difficulties, he would just smash through them head-on.
Now he can't use his head to smash through.
What if he can't think straight and gets stuck in a rut? Or if he becomes anxious and irritable, it will also affect his state and mentality.
So after finishing the press conference, he hurried back to the locker room, wanting to talk to Chen Hero.
As a result, Chen Hero was already on the team bus.
After he got on the bus, he saw Chen Hero sitting in his seat, with his good friend Skrtel next to him.
He thought about it and decided not to look for Chen Hero at this time. If the two of them said something in front of so many players, it would be heard.
The players don't know about these things yet. Every player's medical report is private. Only the head coach and the team doctor know. The players don't know the situation of others besides themselves unless that person is willing to tell others.
He didn't go to find Chen Hero immediately, so he couldn't enlighten Chen Hero in time. Now Dalglish can only hope that Chen Hero can figure it out himself, just like that day when he decided to use fewer headers as much as possible. Didn't he figure it out himself?
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Returning to Liverpool from London, although they lost a game, Dalglish still gave the team a day off. During this period, they were fighting on two fronts, and the team's schedule was frequent, so let them rest to recover their physical strength.
Chen Hero returned home, and everything was as usual. Cabral didn't welcome his return with warm and soft embraces. She was just busy in the kitchen preparing lunch.
Hearing the door ring, she poked her head out and glanced at him, casually asking, "You're back?"
This attitude made Chen Hero feel strange.
On the way from London to Liverpool, Chen Hero had been comforted all the way by Skrtel, Suarez, and the others. Although they didn't know why Chen Hero was in a slump, they didn't want Chen Hero to sink down because of it.
Chen Hero knew they were all doing it for his own good, but being comforted all the way didn't really improve his mood... because he always felt like he was being looked down upon.
He originally thought that after he came back, Cabral, who had watched the game broadcast, should also have some reaction, but he didn't expect Cabral to do anything, not even turn around and run to him to welcome his return.
This made him a little surprised.
He put down his luggage and walked directly to the kitchen, then hugged Cabral from behind.
"Didn't you watch yesterday's game?" He breathed into Cabral's ear.
"I watched it."
Cabral continued to busy herself with her head down.
The calmer she was, the less calm Chen Hero was.
"Tsk, I was wondering why you didn't come to comfort me..."
Chen Hero frowned.
Cabral laughed—Chen Hero at this time really looked like a little kid.
"Do you need me to comfort you?" Cabral asked him back.
Chen Hero chuckled when he heard this, and a smile reappeared on his face, which was the first time he had smiled since the end of the game.
"You really understand me, Christine."
"I've been living with you for more than three years, Hero." Cabral didn't think it was such a great thing to understand Chen Hero. She said it lightly.
"Aren't you worried about me?" Chen Hero asked with a smile, he wanted to tease Cabral.
But his wishful thinking was wrong, this kind of teasing was no longer effective on Cabral.
"Not worried at all."
"Really?" Chen Hero was a little annoyed when he heard her answer—I'm your boyfriend, even if it's just pretend, you should show something. This is really teasing backfiring...
He forcefully turned Cabral, who was facing away from him, around so that she faced him.
Cabral was a little helpless: "I'm cooking, Hero."
"That's not important." Chen Hero took the kitchen knife from her hand, put it aside, and then stared into her eyes and asked, "Aren't you worried about me? Not at all?"
Cabral nodded: "I worry about many people and their safety. But no matter how you look at it, I think you are the most reassuring person in the world, Hero."
"Uh... are you praising me, Christine?"
"It's a compliment, didn't you hear it?"
"Your expression is really easy to misunderstand... but you really trust me that much? Even if I go to a nightclub, you also..."
Cabral didn't speak, just picked up the kitchen knife again, turned around and started cutting carrots. The sharp blade cut through the carrot's body without any obstruction, and then made a啪啪啪clashing sound with the cutting board below.
Chen Hero swallowed...
"Didn't you have the answer yourself in yesterday's game? Then what else is there to worry about?" Cabral, who was cutting vegetables, suddenly said again. "You've already decided to take this path, do you want to go back halfway? It's very difficult, but isn't this what you wanted? It's so difficult that you have to try it."
Hearing her say all his thoughts, Chen Hero smiled.
"It's so good to have a woman who can understand me..."
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Yes, Cabral was right, Chen Hero had never worried about his future from the beginning. Even though he had the worst ninety minutes since joining Liverpool in the away game, he didn't change his original intention.
He definitely has to take this path, and he's not wrong to strengthen his footwork.
Even if he didn't score in the game against Queen's Park Rangers, it doesn't matter. This only shows that this turning point is difficult, but precisely because it is difficult, it is worth the effort to try.
Dalglish was worried that he would get stuck in a rut—he really did get stuck, he was determined to do this, and he wouldn't give up until he reached his goal. He wants to show the world that I, Chen Hero, am the best center forward in the world without using my head! Using headers is bullying you, it's boring.
After starting training again, when Chen Hero gave himself extra free kick practice, Dalglish also stayed behind.
He wanted to talk to Chen Hero about the game against Queen's Park Rangers.
He wanted to tell Chen Hero that it was no big deal.
But he soon realized that he didn't need to do that anymore.
"I'm fine..." Chen Hero shrugged and spread his hands after understanding Dalglish's intention.
"I saw that your face looked a little bad after the game that day..." Dalglish said.
"Oh, that, ha... that's because I thought this thing was too simple before. But I've adapted! I personally experienced the difficulty, but I have the confidence to overcome it, boss, don't worry!" Chen Hero scratched his head a little embarrassedly, because he had underestimated the difficulties he was about to face at first. This made him a little embarrassed in front of the head coach.
"Really no problem?" Dalglish stared at Chen Hero and asked.
"Really no problem." This time Chen Hero answered decisively.
"Okay, I wish you good luck." Dalglish waved his hand and planned to leave. Since the protagonist has figured it out himself, why should he waste his breath here? It also delays people from practicing free kicks...
However, after simply watching Chen Hero's free kicks a few times, he was already considering whether to let Chen Hero replace Charlie Adam as the number one free kick taker.
The two have different styles, but Hero's free kicks are obviously more suitable as a scoring weapon than Charlie Adam's. After Charlie Adam came to the club, the free kicks he took were mainly to pass the ball to his teammates. He has never scored a goal with a free kick...
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On the first day after the game, the media focused on Chen Hero's poor performance in the game against Queen's Park Rangers. Everyone speculated about what caused Chen Hero to perform so poorly in the game. There was also something that puzzled everyone—why didn't Chen Hero, who is good at using headers, have a single header in this game?
Dalglish thinks Chen Hero performed well, which must be an excuse. He must have some reason that is inconvenient to say.
As for Chen Hero, he didn't accept any interviews at all. Chen Hero's teammates didn't know what happened either.
But there are always experts. Some media speculated whether it was related to the medical examination organized by Liverpool before. Did the medical examination find something that made Chen Hero hesitant? What could it be? Heart disease?
If it were normal times, saying that Chen Hero would get heart disease, I'm afraid no one would believe it at all. But in the context of Muamba's accident, it's hard to say. Many people have strong bodies, but their hearts can't support such strong bodies. Being in a high-load working state for a long time will definitely cause problems...
This explanation sounds reasonable at first, and it seems to be the case.
But after careful analysis, it will be felt that this is nonsense—if Chen Hero really has any heart problems, he would have been banned from playing by the team long ago, and he would definitely go for various examinations. How could he still be allowed to play? Isn't this an act of seeking death? Once Chen Hero has the same thing as Muamba in the game, who in Liverpool can take this responsibility?
It might have been okay before Muamba's accident—it is said that some clubs in France and the Netherlands have concealed the players' injuries in order to sell their players at a good price. If the buyer knows that the player has a problem with his body, they will definitely not buy it, and this deal will be ruined...
But in this situation, Liverpool absolutely does not have the guts to do such a thing.
So Chen Hero's state must have nothing to do with his body.
If so, what caused his decline in form? And why are there no headers?
See, the problem is back again.
This result really makes many reporters and editors crazy—damn it! Whoever knows what happened to Chen Hero, we will give him one hundred thousand pounds!